Full-time Home/EU postgraduate student funding (PGCE)

Funding for PGCE
programmes

If you are an EU
student, you are eligible to apply to Student Finance England for
the fee loan for your full-time PGCE
programme.

If you are a UK student, you are eligible to apply to Student
Finance England for the fee loan and living cost support for
full-time programmes in the same way as undergraduates. See
undergraduate funding pages for further
information.

Training bursaries for 2014

Trainees on eligible postgraduate courses in England who are not
employed as a teacher, are eligible to apply for training
bursaries. The amount of bursary that may be available will be
based on the teaching subject and
degree class.

How to apply

There will be a link to the application form within the joining
instructions which will be sent to you via the Welcome
portal over the summer.

Financial incentives for those who train in 2014/15

The table below summarises the standard training bursaries
available in 2014/15. This is an overview only and we
recommend that you visit the Teaching
Agency website for more detailed information and
conditions.

Training bursary 2014/15

ITT
subject/phase

Physics

Computing

Chemistry

Languages

Other priority secondary and primary

Primary maths specialist

Scholarship

£25,000

£25,000

£25,000

£0

£0

£0

Trainee with first

£20,000

£20,000

£20,000

£20,000

£9,000

£11,000

2:1

£20,000

£20,000

£15,000

£15,000

£4,000

£11,000

2:2

£15,000

£15,000

£12,000

£12,000

£0

£6,000

General degree

£9,000

£0

£0

£0

£0

£0

Trainees with degrees from outside the UK

If you hold a degree from outside the UK, please contact UWE
Admissions to help determine your bursary eligibility. You will
need to check whether your qualification is comparable to a British
Bachelor (honours) degree standard. Alternatively, you can find
information on the Teaching
Agency website.

School Direct bursary top-up

Trainees on School Direct places may be
eligible for an additional payment worth 25% of their standard
bursary. To qualify for this payment, you will need to be based in
a school where more than 35% of pupils are eligible for free school
meals.

This bursary is only available in combination with a standard
bursary, and will be paid on top of the standard bursary amount you
are eligible for. To register an interest in this scheme and be
sent further information when it becomes available, please refer to
the
Teaching Agency website.

Training scholarships for 2014

A range of training scholarships are also
available for trainee teachers in the fields of physics,
chemistry, computer science and maths.

Physics teacher training
scholarships

If you are a Physics trainee holding a first or 2:1 degree, you
will be able to apply for an Institute
of Physics (IOP) scholarship worth £25,000. This
scholarship is different to the standard training bursary, and has
extra benefits including membership of the Institute of Physics and
mentoring support. If you qualify for the scholarship, you will not
be awarded the standard training bursary.

If you are not awarded the scholarship, you
will continue to be eligible for the standard training bursary as
follows:

£20,000 if you hold a first degree or a 2:1

£15,000 if you hold a 2:2

£9,000 if you hold a relevant degree

The IOP will
award scholarships to those with exceptional subject knowledge,
enthusiasm for the study of physics, and outstanding potential to
teach.

Chemistry teacher training
scholarships

This scholarship is different to the standard
training bursary and has extra benefits including
RSC
support during training and
after. If you qualify for the scholarship, you will not be awarded
the standard training bursary. If you are not awarded the
scholarship, you will continue to be eligible for the standard
training bursary as follows:

£20,000 training bursary if you hold a first degree

£15,000 if you hold a 2:1

£12,000 if you hold a 2:2.

There will be up to 130 scholarships available. Please see
the
RSC
website for further details.

If you qualify for the scholarship, you will not be awarded the
standard training bursary. If you are not awarded the scholarship,
you will continue to be eligible for the standard training bursary
as follows:

£20,000 if you hold a first degree or 2:1

£15,000 if you hold a 2:2

There will be up to 50 scholarships available. Please see
the BCS
website for further information.

Mathematics teacher training
scholarships

If you are a Mathematics trainee and hold or are likely to
achieve a first or 2:1, you will be able to apply for a Institute
of Mathematics and its Application scholarship worth £25,000.
This scholarship is different to the standard training bursary and
includes mentoring and development opportunities.

If you qualify for the scholarship, you will not be awarded the
standard training bursary.

If you are not awarded the scholarship, you will continue to be
eligible for the standard training bursary as follows: